Yorkshire Police: Public Assumed to Be Gangstas

The police state in England is evolving so rapidly now that ordinary pub patrons in Yorkshire are being treated like criminals.

According to the Telegraph, police officials there have told pub owners they are to ban their customers from wearing hats — even the traditional Yorkshire “flat cap” — because otherwise their CCTV surveillance cameras might not be able to identify them if they commit crimes.

So not only are the customers all considered potential criminals but the police can give extra-legal orders to business owners, all to make their own jobs easier.

And the English are apparently following orders like…good English sheepdogs. Because a CNN article reveals that England now has one CCTV camera for every 14 people.

But perhaps the tide is turning, just a little. That same article also covers the resignation of a senior British M.P. over this very issue. David Davis quit to make a public statement over Britain’s new terror laws and the continuing erosion of civil liberties there.